which is well known in fashionable circles as a morning “livener,” somewhat resembles the above concoction, but is even more seductive and enthralling. When I gave the recipe for this in _Cakes and Ale_, it brought down upon my devoted head the horror and indignation of many of the good young critics of the superior dailies. Yet the swallow is harmless enough, absolutely innocuous—save to the melancholy vapours. And to shew my utter lack of appreciation of friendly warnings I append the same recipe in all its original beauty:— {158} Crushed ice (this is a welcome addition), a wine-glassful of Hollands, a liqueur-glassful of curaçoa, three drops of Angostura, a little sugar, and half a small bottle of Seltzer water. Churn up the mixture with a swizzle-stick, which can be easily made with the assistance of a short length of cane (the ordinary school-treat brand), a piece of cork, a bit of string, and a pocket-knife. _Martini Cocktail._ Thirty drops of gum syrup, thirty drops of orange bitters, half a wine-glass of gin, and half a wine-glass of vermouth; fill with crushed ice, shake, strain, and place a small piece of lemon-peel atop. _Sherry Cocktail_ is made in the same way as the above, leaving out the gin and vermouth, and substituting a wine-glass of sherry. _Sunrise Cocktail_ Thirty drops of vanilla syrup, ten drops of Angostura, two-thirds of a wine-glass of sherry and one-third of a wine-glass of brandy; mix, strain, and add peel. _Jockey-Club Cocktail_ (although it may seem high-treason to connect the Jockey Club with a cocktail). Thirty drops of gum syrup, ten drops of Angostura, ten drops of raspberry syrup, half a wine-glass {159} of gin, and half a wine-glass of vermouth; shake, strain, and add peel. _Whisky Cocktail_ is made in the same way as the above, omitting the raspberry syrup, gin, and vermouth; and this brings us to the end of cocktails. There is a fancy drink which is known in different parts of the world under different names, and some of the ingredients in which differ slightly. In the Mediterranean islands it is known as a _Knickerbein_, and this is the way to make it. Break into a small tumbler the yolk of one egg, add one-third of a wine-glass of curaçoa, one-third of a wine-glass of maraschino, and one-third of a wine-glass of brandy; add pounded ice, shake well, and strain; whisk the white of an egg to a stiff froth, and place it on the top; dust with pink sugar, and suck through a straw. In France there is a somewhat similar potion known as _L’Amour Poussée_, which also figures under other names in different parts of the great continent of America, and in the West Indies.